“What if broken sounds like healing?”
That question echoed through my chest the first time I heard “What It Sounds Like” by Huntr/x.
Tucked quietly into the fierce, high-energy world of KPOP: Demon Hunter, this song felt like a secret spell—gentle, vulnerable, and honest.
Burnout doesn’t always sound like silence.
Sometimes, it’s loud.
A scream into your pillow.
The slam of your laptop at midnight.
The tears you swore you didn’t have time to cry.
But then there’s this song—aching and soft.
A whispered anthem for anyone who's been running on fumes but still trying to glow.
And suddenly, recovery doesn’t feel unreachable.
It just… sounds different.
Healing Isn’t Always Pretty—But It Has a Soundtrack
There’s a sacred softness in this track.
What It Sounds Like doesn’t tell you to get back up and push harder.
It invites you to pause.
To lay in bed a little longer.
To cry without apologizing.
To breathe before you break.
In a world that glorifies burnout as ambition, this song is a lullaby for your nervous system.
A reminder that rest is not weakness.
It’s what survival sounds like.
The Beauty in Brokenness
Huntr/x’s lyrics don’t just explore heartbreak—they offer a pathway home.
A quiet declaration that what we call “broken” might actually be the beginning of becoming whole.
When you're numb, exhausted, or tender—it’s not failure.
It’s a signal.
You’ve been carrying too much for too long.
Recovery sounds like:
- Saying “no” and not explaining why
- Relearning what brings you joy
- Letting go of the version of you that was just trying to survive
It’s a slow song.
A soft revolution.
And that’s more than okay.
5 Cozy Rituals for Burnout Recovery
Inspired by the softness of this song, here are five ways I’ve been nurturing my own comeback:
- Morning pages with tea — writing without a goal, just to meet myself on the page.
- Blind Date with a Book — letting a wrapped book be my next adventure.
- Gentle playlists — Huntrx, Sam Barber, SZA, Hozier—artists who sound like breath.
- Phone on Do Not Disturb — especially during sunrise and sunset.
- Affirmations whispered over coffee: “I am allowed to rest. I am allowed to heal.”
Let This Be the Moment You Come Back to You
You don’t have to be fixed.
You don’t have to be perfect.
You just have to be gentle.
Let this song wrap around you like a weighted blanket.
Let your healing be slow, strange, and sacred.
Let your new life be soft, honest, and nothing like the one that burned you out.
If anyone asks what healing sounds like?
Tell them it sounds like this.
Like you finally coming home to yourself.